Van Halen plays gig at tiny Manhattan club, and you didn’t see it

Let’s take a break from Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and let’s talk about New York for just a few seconds.

Last night, Van Halen…yes Van Halen…played a gig at a very tiny club in the Village. And David Lee Roth was on vocals. Yes, he’s back in the band. Only 250 people were there. Watch the video above. That’s what it looked and sounded like.

Apparently some of the lucky folks there included Jimmy Fallon and Kirk Douglas. MoJoe wasn’t there, but this is still awesome, and we support it.

Diamond Dave’s uncle used to own the joint, and Dylan and Hendrix, among others, have played there.

It was something of a warm-up gig before they release a new album and begin an arena tour in February.

In his review, New York Daily News music critic Jim Farber included the set list, which borrowed from their debut, “Van Halen II” and “1984” and had a new song (“She’s the Woman”) thrown in for good measure: